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the author of "get rich from obama" joins us. rebecca, i want to ask you, i'm kind of looking for optimism because i think the consumer spending numbers are pretty good. housing numbers are improving, but you do have this whacked out fiscal cliff. where do you stand on all of this? >> i think washington has the ability to give this economy momentum, new home sales are ticking higher and consumer confidence now at a five-year high, kind of amazing, so we have everything in place. just need to get rid of this congressional question mark overhanging everything, and then i think we could actually have an okay year next year. >> are you worried about business. the starry last week in "the journal" is how business investment was collapsing and capital goods have been falling and we're going to get a capital goods/durable goods report out tomorrow. if business doesn't invest they won't hire jobs and if they don't hire new jobs they won't have income to spend. what's your quick thought on that? >> i agree. it's a chicken and an egg. if t
the author of "get rich from obama" joins us. rebecca, i want to ask you, i'm kind of looking for optimism because i think the consumer spending numbers are pretty good. housing numbers are improving, but you do have this whacked out fiscal cliff. where do you stand on all of this? >> i think washington has the ability to give this economy momentum, new home sales are ticking higher and consumer confidence now at a five-year high, kind of amazing, so we have everything in place....
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you know, in the debate between mitt romney and barack obama, obama laid out this notion that somehow romney was not in favor of any more revenues and romney debunked that and said, look, we're in favor of revenues, and i think he was largely speaking for the republican party at that point. we're in favor of more revenues. the ryan budget, for example, had revenue assumptions in it. so i think what's got to happen is that both sides have to let the other team take a victory lap. let republicans come into this debate where we keep tax rates low and reasonable and predictable and drive toward tax reform next year. democrats can come into the debate and claim a victory and say, well, we're interested in more revenues. the key is, can we get to these underlying situations and that is entitlement reform. that's where the action is. >> okay. but how realistic is it to postpone or extend everything for a year? as i understand it, this was in the "wall street journal" editorial page this morning and i've heard this elsewhere, that mr. boehner would like to just extend the tax cuts and i don't
you know, in the debate between mitt romney and barack obama, obama laid out this notion that somehow romney was not in favor of any more revenues and romney debunked that and said, look, we're in favor of revenues, and i think he was largely speaking for the republican party at that point. we're in favor of more revenues. the ryan budget, for example, had revenue assumptions in it. so i think what's got to happen is that both sides have to let the other team take a victory lap. let republicans...
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obama can let the tax cuts expire. my guess is he'll start talking immediately, maybe next week about proposing, you know, sustaining the tax cuts for everybody except the top 2% and he can let the tax cuts expire and do the same thing and then republicans will try to essentially block a tax cut for '98% and 99% of the american people and the only choice is how he chooses to approach the debt limit and obama would be a fool if he lets them use it the same way. my bet is if the white house faces the clinton option and the debt limit's unconstitutional and we're lifting it, if you don't like it, see you in court. >> how long, do you think, we're in early november. how long do you think this era of compromise and common ground will last? >> i think that any deal isn't going to happen until the last hours of december. so, and it's going to be a short term deal and i would bet that they are looking for a way to kick the can down the road again rather than taking up the big issues in the short period of time. >> in that sens
obama can let the tax cuts expire. my guess is he'll start talking immediately, maybe next week about proposing, you know, sustaining the tax cuts for everybody except the top 2% and he can let the tax cuts expire and do the same thing and then republicans will try to essentially block a tax cut for '98% and 99% of the american people and the only choice is how he chooses to approach the debt limit and obama would be a fool if he lets them use it the same way. my bet is if the white house faces...
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has president obama put this s fiscal cliff plan on the table. one member of the senate says it is time for president obama to tell america what this man is. that senator is pat toomey of pennsylvania. he is going to join us here in 25 minutes. next up is the republican party about to lose it's soul and principles over the fiscal cliff debate. why is nobody talking ip t inin media about spending cuts. let's talk to brent great to see you on the show. thank you for coming. let me start with this thought. over this fiscal cliff debate. nobody is cutting spending. everybody is talking about taxes. is the gop losing it's soul and principles? >> no one is being serious in it's debate. the fellow from adi is making sound statements. but he is whistling past the graveyard. there is no problem that the obama budget calls for spending giving us a deficit of $1 trillion per year as far as the eye can see. tax cuts didn't cause this. it is spending that caused this. you go to spending. you have the cpo itself is saying the only way to do this is getting oba
has president obama put this s fiscal cliff plan on the table. one member of the senate says it is time for president obama to tell america what this man is. that senator is pat toomey of pennsylvania. he is going to join us here in 25 minutes. next up is the republican party about to lose it's soul and principles over the fiscal cliff debate. why is nobody talking ip t inin media about spending cuts. let's talk to brent great to see you on the show. thank you for coming. let me start with this...
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obama care. obama care. now, i know -- >> that's a major regulatory obstacle because if you move from 49 to 59 workers and don't have the right kind of health insurance you have to pay $2,000 per worker per year. the only way you can get out of it is by making the full-time workers part time and as a result they are going to be all these additional part-time workers for americans who want full-time jobs. it is absolutely outrage house is this why all these big companies, i mean, not just fast food companies. it is industrial companies and it is media companies and it is -- is this why they are already laying off workers? >> there are -- that's one reason. larger industrial companies that provide health insurance are going to find there are winners in ending their own health insurance and dumping their work others the exchange and paying the penalty. but it is -- low wage jobs. entry-level jobs. low-skill jobs. the kind that people need to get their foot on the first rung of the career ladder. those are reall
obama care. obama care. now, i know -- >> that's a major regulatory obstacle because if you move from 49 to 59 workers and don't have the right kind of health insurance you have to pay $2,000 per worker per year. the only way you can get out of it is by making the full-time workers part time and as a result they are going to be all these additional part-time workers for americans who want full-time jobs. it is absolutely outrage house is this why all these big companies, i mean, not just...
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this is obama's economy. this is obama's issue. if obama wants it pass that in the house, he has it find a group of republicans that will peel off from the rest of the republicans and good along with the democrats it pass this other stuff. but otherwise, i don't see any incentive in the president's part to not extend a large portion of the tax cuts if he can. i don't think he ever wants it see the whole thing go over the cliff. >> i mean, you have to remember that he does -- as you guys have both suggested, he does want to extend a large portion of the tax cuts. that's 98% of them. it's the top 2% of house holds, that not only he, but a majority of the lek electorate and and the polls, and a nonpartisan poll keeper says in the 2013 if the top two rates expire, we are talking about a tenth of a percent on gdp. isn't that worth the cost of getting on a bitter budget path, guys? work with me here. >> jared, come on, help me here. these people you are raising taxes on are job creators. this is the worst group you could raise tax rates
this is obama's economy. this is obama's issue. if obama wants it pass that in the house, he has it find a group of republicans that will peel off from the rest of the republicans and good along with the democrats it pass this other stuff. but otherwise, i don't see any incentive in the president's part to not extend a large portion of the tax cuts if he can. i don't think he ever wants it see the whole thing go over the cliff. >> i mean, you have to remember that he does -- as you guys...